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				<div class="headerWrap"><div class="header"><h2>Channel 9 Code of Conduct</h2>
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						As part of Microsoft's commitment to make CHANNEL 9 a great place to meet and 
						interact with others around the world, you agree to abide by our code of 
						conduct. Your commitment to these guidelines in all of your CHANNEL 9 
						activities ensures a positive experience for all participants. Specific groups, 
						chats, and other services may have additional guidelines which govern your use, 
						so be sure to review them in addition to this code of conduct.
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						Microsoft is not responsible for the content or activities in any user-created, 
						non-Microsoft managed communication service. We reserve the right to terminate 
						your access to any CHANNEL 9 communication service or delete content, without 
						notice, found to be in violation of the code of conduct.
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						CHANNEL 9 is a general purpose web site and is designed for non-commercial, 
						individual members only.
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						Some information you provide or upload to CHANNEL 9 may be stored outside of 
						the country in which you reside.
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						All activity on CHANNEL 9 (including all CHANNEL9.MSDN.COM) is also governed by 
						the CHANNEL 9 terms of use. To read the CHANNEL 9 terms of use, please <a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/termsofuse.aspx">
							click here</a>.
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					<h3>Be a Good Neighbor</h3>
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							Please treat all other online participants with respect and do not use CHANNEL 
							9 to threaten, harass, stalk, or abuse other users.</li>
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							Microsoft reserves the right to remove user-created services and content that 
							advocate or encourage expressions of violence, bigotry, racism, hatred, 
							obscenity, or profanity.</li>
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							We encourage you to take part in the CHANNEL 9 Forums and Wiki. CHANNEL 9 
							Administrators or Microsoft may, at will and without notice, remove postings or 
							ban participants that are deemed objectionable or that violate this code of 
							conduct.</li>
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							Impersonating a Microsoft employee, agent, manager, host, or another user is 
							forbidden.
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							Do not use CHANNEL 9 to spam others. Spam includes sending identical and 
							irrelevant or unsolicited submissions to many different users, and includes 
							misrepresenting the source of anything you post. Spamming and scrolling in chat 
							rooms are serious violations of online etiquette.
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							CHANNEL 9 may be used to provide supplemental information regarding your own 
							business (provided you do not spam to provide this information); however, the 
							are not designed to be used as the primary mechanism for operating your 
							business or providing core information about your business. Any use of the 
							communication services for commercial purposes is solely at your own risk and 
							Microsoft has no liability for such use.
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					<h3>Know the Law</h3>
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							Microsoft does not allow behavior or content related to illegal activities. You 
							cannot use CHANNEL 9 to publish, post, distribute, or disseminate defamatory, 
							infringing, obscene, or other unlawful material or discussion. This includes, 
							but is not limited to, child pornography, bestiality incest, illegal drugs, 
							software piracy, and harassment.</li>
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							You may not use CHANNEL 9 for the purpose of linking to external sites that 
							violate this code of conduct.
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							Do not upload files or post messages that contain photos, music, software or 
							other material protected by intellectual property laws, rights of privacy or 
							publicity, or any other applicable law unless you own or control the rights 
							thereto or have received all necessary consents. Microsoft is not responsible 
							for any use of material posted by users.
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							Do not post or promote any materials that could harm or disrupt another user's 
							computer or would allow others to inappropriately access software or web sites.
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							In addition to upholding this code of conduct, you are responsible for adhering 
							to all local and national laws that pertain to your location.
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					<h3>Be Responsible</h3>
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							CHANNEL 9 is not designed as the primary place to store any materials; you are 
							responsible for creating backups of materials you post to any communication 
							service such as photos, documents and software. Microsoft is not responsible 
							for loss of, access to, deletion, alteration, or restoration of any materials 
							associated with a communication service.
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							You are responsible for any actions you may take based on advice or information 
							you receive online. Use your own judgment when evaluating information provided 
							through any communication service, and remember that the information provided 
							could be from people at any age and experience level. The decision to conduct 
							transactions is your own and you should perform your own research prior to 
							making any decisions.
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					<h3>Help Protect Your Children, Privacy and Property</h3>
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							We caution you against giving out any personally identifiable information (such 
							as social security number, credit card number, name, address, telephone number, 
							driver's license number, password, etc.) online. This information can easily be 
							used for illegal or harmful purposes.
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							You are responsible for protecting your computer against interference or 
							viruses that may be encountered on the Internet and CHANNEL 9. We do not 
							screen, backup, or restore user-created material stored within CHANNEL 9. We 
							recommend you install a virus protection program on your computer and keep it 
							up to date.
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							We encourage parents to join their children as they explore the Internet so 
							that parents can be aware of and help exercise control over the material their 
							children encounter, and to help make sure that their children do not post 
							images of themselves, school records, or any other identifying information that 
							could be used in a harmful manner.
						</li>
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							To read the CHANNEL 9 Privacy Statement please <a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/privacy.aspx">
								click here</a>.
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					Thanks for following this code of conduct and joining CHANNEL 9! We reserve the 
					right to amend or change the code of conduct at any time and encourage you to 
					periodically review these guidelines to ensure you are in compliance. </li>
					<p>Updated: April 2005
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